Origins matter in business, although they are often ignored

Ten ways to build an alternative to the siren song of the strongman

Free markets, free trade and personal freedoms no longer come as a packaged deal

Three historical figures show how innovation, education and a social safety net can unlock prosperity

Why the world needs a ‘global green new deal’

No country is an economic island. Individual nations wiggle, but major trends are worldwide

This illiberal idea is also appealing to some on the American right

Leading scholars try to enlist the profession in the cause of progressive policy

Developed economies that reject globalisation all stand to gain from its next chapter

Markets are much too sanguine about the possibility of de-globalisation

The west’s economic ills predate trade with poor countries

The message from the World Economic Forum this year was that enthusiasm and ideas are in short supply

Saving the planet becomes a growing part of the conversation at the World Economic Forum

Business and political elite should seriously debate the capitalist model

Trump takes the heat but Beijing is hardly a champion of internationalism

Much depends on evolution of domestic politics in richer countries, especially the US

Plans to shut car plants teach lessons about protectionism

Globalisation was not the cause of job losses among low-educated factory workers

Platforms focus on remote service sector work — think of eBay for human labour